Superior ganglion
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| Nerve: Superior ganglion | ||
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| Plan of upper portions of glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves. | ||
| Latin | ganglion superius nervi glossopharyngei | |
| Gray's | subject #204 908 | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | g_02/12385018 | |
The Superior Ganglion (jugular ganglion) is situated in the upper part of the groove in which the glossopharyngeal nerve is lodged during its passage through the jugular foramen.
It is very small, and is usually regarded as a detached portion of the petrous ganglion.
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ventral root - dorsal root - dorsal root ganglion - cauda equina - gray ramus communicans - white ramus communicans posterior divisions: cervical (greater occipital, third occipital) - thoracic - lumbar - sacral - coccygeal anterior divisions: cervical plexus - brachial plexus - thoracic nerves: (intercostal - intercostobrachial - subcostal) - lumbosacral plexus |
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